@vatniksplatnik@lemm.ee to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 month agoPolish MoD announced that the eastern border will be reinforced with 50km deep fortification line called Eastern Shield.lemm.eeimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1287arrow-down12
arrow-up1285arrow-down1imagePolish MoD announced that the eastern border will be reinforced with 50km deep fortification line called Eastern Shield.lemm.ee@vatniksplatnik@lemm.ee to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squaredrunkosauruslinkfedilink3•1 month agoPointless, they will come through Hungary and Slovakia if Ukraine falls
minus-square@EmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 month agoNot pointless, a somewhat protected border is better than a not protected border if they have to go around it That was the entire point of the Maginot line
minus-square@Aqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoThere’s a philosophical question: if it did it’s job flawlessly, and still accomplished nothing, is it pointless?
minus-square@EmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 month agoIt accomplished slowing the Germans down and forcing them with going thought the rougher terrain of Belgium. That’s far from nothing
minus-square@Aqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoAs I said, it worked flawlessly, but if it worked flawlessly, but France still got overrun, it’skinda debatable what the point was?
minus-square@EmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month agoWhat’s the point of seatbelts if people wearing them might still die in car crashes? Might as well get rid of them then
minus-square@Tabula_stercore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoSo you mean… the perfect eastern maginot line?
Pointless, they will come through Hungary and Slovakia if Ukraine falls
Not pointless, a somewhat protected border is better than a not protected border if they have to go around it
That was the entire point of the Maginot line
There’s a philosophical question: if it did it’s job flawlessly, and still accomplished nothing, is it pointless?
It accomplished slowing the Germans down and forcing them with going thought the rougher terrain of Belgium. That’s far from nothing
As I said, it worked flawlessly, but if it worked flawlessly, but France still got overrun, it’skinda debatable what the point was?
What’s the point of seatbelts if people wearing them might still die in car crashes? Might as well get rid of them then
So you mean… the perfect eastern maginot line?